{"id":75329,"date":"2021-08-28T12:37:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T12:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=75329"},"modified":"2021-08-28T12:37:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T12:37:11","slug":"verbs-of-incomplete-predication-worksheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/verbs-of-incomplete-predication-worksheet\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbs Of Incomplete Predication Worksheet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We have learned that<a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/transitive-intransitive.htm\"> intransitive verbs <\/a>do not have an object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The baby smiled.<\/li><li>It rained.<\/li><li>They sang and danced.<\/li><li>The guests have arrived.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Some intransitive verbs, however, require a word or phrase to complete the predicate. Without this word or phrase the sentence will not make complete sense.\u00a0 Such verbs which require a word or phrase to complete their meaning are called <a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/verbs-incomplete-predication.htm\">verbs of incomplete predication.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples are: <em>is, am, are, was, were, seem, look, appear, grow, turn, become, taste and smell.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider the sentence given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She is.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As we can see, its meaning is not complete. We have to say who she is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She is an architect.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here the noun phrase &#8216;an architect&#8217; completes the meaning. This word or phrase which completes the predicate is called the complement of the verb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the complement of the verb says something about the subject, it is called <a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/complements.htm\">the subject complement.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I am a teacher.<\/li><li>You are my best friend.<\/li><li>They are tourists.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the examples given above, the nouns a teacher, my best friend and tourists are all subject complements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/adjectives.htm\">Adjectives<\/a> can also be used as subject complements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He was tired.<\/li><li>They are excited.<\/li><li>She was upset.<\/li><li>The child was terrified.<\/li><li>I am happy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verbs of incomplete predication worksheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Add appropriate subject complements to complete the verbs of incomplete predication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. They are \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. He was \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. It is \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Hitler was \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. The children are \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. The milk turned \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. The leaves turned \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. He became \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. She looked \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. It seems \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. The cake tasted \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. He grew \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Suggested answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. They are hungry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. He was angry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. It is a crow \/ a pigeon \/ a parrot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Hitler was a cruel dictator \/ a ruthless person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. The children are excited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. The milk turned sour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. The leaves turned brown \/ yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8. He became an actor \/ a writer \/ a politician \/ a doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. She looked happy \/ upset \/ sad \/ impressed \/ anxious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. It seems possible \/impossible \/difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11. The cake tasted delicious \/ wonderful \/ awful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12. He grew old \/ bald.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have learned that intransitive verbs do not have an object. The baby smiled. It rained. They sang and danced. The guests have arrived. 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